The security of Employer Online is very important to us, as is protecting the privacy and confidentiality of our members' personal information.

GESB uses up-to-date security measures to help protect your information, including encryption technology, security certificates and firewalls. You can also play a part in security by following some simple rules.

Using Employer Online

• Never click a link in an email to go to the login page. Always login by typing www.gesb.com.au into your browser and clicking the login button (Note: emails from GESB will never contain a link directly to Employer Online).
• Confirm that your data is encrypted by ensuring a padlock symbol appears at the bottom right hand corner of your browser.
• Check your last logged-in date and time (at the top of the screen) whenever you login to ensure it is correct.
• Always select 'logout' when you have finished.

Protect your password

• Change your password at least every 30 days.
• Select a password that is difficult to guess and one that you are not using elsewhere.
• Do not use sequences or repeat three (3) or more characters.
• Do not use any part of your name, telephone number or date of birth.
• Do not disclose your password to anyone, including a work colleague, the Police or a GESB staff member.
• Do not write down your password, or disguise it in some other form.
• If you suspect that your password has become known to someone else, you should contact us as soon as possible and request to have it changed.

System requirements - hardware

• An internet connection with 56 kbs modem or better.
• Recommended screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
• Must be able to support 128-bit encryption (SSL).

System requirements - software

• Windows users: XP, Vista and 7.
• Mac users: Apple MacOS-X.
• Internet browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or better (Internet Explorer 7 or higher recommended), Firefox 3 or higher, Safari, Chrome.